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Public holidays in Afghanistan 2028

Afghanistan has 14 public holiday dates in 2028, 8 of them on a working day, and 3 long weekends. The next one is First Day of Ramadan, in 91 days (Monday, February 8, 2027).

Next holiday · First Day of Ramadan
91 days
Monday, February 8, 2027
  • Mon, Feb 15Liberation Dayin 98 days
  • Tue, Mar 9Eid al-Fitrin 120 days

2028 holiday calendar

14 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 28FriFirst Day of Ramadan estimatedin 445 days
Feb 15TueLiberation Dayin 463 days
Feb 26SatEid al-Fitr estimatedin 474 days
Feb 27SunEid al-Fitr estimatedin 475 days
Feb 28MonEid al-Fitr estimatedin 476 days
Apr 28FriMojahedin's Victory Dayin 536 days
May 4ThuDay of Arafah estimatedin 542 days
May 5FriEid al-Adha estimatedin 543 days
May 6SatEid al-Adha estimatedin 544 days
May 7SunEid al-Adha estimatedin 545 days
Aug 3ThuProphet's Birthday estimatedin 633 days
Aug 14MonIslamic Emirate Victory Dayin 644 days
Aug 19SatAfghanistan Independence Dayin 649 days
Aug 31ThuAmerican Withdrawal Dayin 661 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2028

Assumes a Thursday and Friday weekend.

  • Thu, Feb 24 – Mon, Feb 28Eid al-Fitr5 days
  • Thu, May 4 – Sun, May 7Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha4 days
  • Thu, Aug 17 – Sat, Aug 19Afghanistan Independence Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Wed, Feb 16Liberation Day4 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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